Re: ADSL Bridging/Firewall Issues.....

[Ng Pheng Siong <ngps () netmemetic com>]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 04:38:53AM -0800, Andrew Fremantle wrote:
> So? Any suggestions? Currently i've got an additional FreeBSD box up on the
> network, acting as a Bridge between my switch and the modem. It has two
> interfaces, neither of which is configured for IP, and isn't filtering
> (yet). 

Make this an IP (firewalling) gateway.


> I'd like to keep full connectivity, except for the stuff i'm going to filter
> (Like Windows Networking). I'm running multiple servers and I like online
> gaming, and NAT is not friendly to either of these options, especially the
> gaming. 

A router (in your case a FreeBSD IP firewall) gives you full connectivity,
except for the stuff you're going to filter.

I understand your posting to mean you have public addresses. You don't need
NAT, then. 


Cheers.
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Ng Pheng Siong <ngps () netmemetic com> * http://www.netmemetic.com

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